my old village lies
far beyond what the eye can see,
but there the lark is singing
~Issa*
this print is available through Turning Art
*cited:
The Sound of Water
Trans. S Hamill
issa
fishing…
night fishing-
the ones that got away
all runts
~Issa*
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haikuguy.com
blooming clover
irises
fifth month rain–
in a rain barrel
irises
~Issa*
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haikuguy.com
to look at flowers
with feeble steps
the old man
totters by–
to look at flowers
~Issa*
*cited:
The Year of My Life
Trans: N Yuasa
just once more, say, “flowers!”
once again, child,
just once more,
say, “flowers!”
in that little voice.
~Rako*
Iris
*cited:
The Year of my Life
N. Yuasa
buds of spring
I never thought to throw
the fresh buds of spring
into this smoke–
and see it rising
pale into the sky
~Issa*
*cited:
The Year of my Life
Trans. N Yuasa
weekly photo challenge: vivid
such quantities of wind
on the floor of a spacious room
summer room–
and still not quite enough
~Issa*
kite day
get your camera out and join in the fun … Vivid
*cited:
The Year of my Life
Trans: N Yuasa
in flight
being born
the lowest of the low,
I view cherries at night
~Issa*
*cited:
The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Ed F Bowers
flowerless vines
summer mountain–
a world
of flowerless vines
~Issa*
75mm f/7.1 1/30 sec ISO 100
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weekly photo challenge: Orange you glad it’s photo challenge time?
looking, looking
at the mandarin orange…
year’s first calligraphy
~Issa*
tangelos
expresso
Join Michelle’s challenge: Orange you glad it’s photo challenge time?
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after the autumn storm
after the autumn storm
lamplight from a doorway
at the village edge
~Issa*
cited:
The Spring of my Life
Sam Hamill
a meditative journey 
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